Why do bus drivers stop at bus stops when there aren’t any passengers getting on or off?

Been happening a lot to me lately where the bus driver would pull over at a bus stop and we would just sit there for several minutes. They say it’s to make sure the buses are sticking to schedule but most the time the buses were already running very late and are further delaying it. There’s been times where I’ve been late for work because the driver decides to idle for a while and plays on his phone. One passengers told the driver to get a move on since I think everyone on my bus was late for wherever it was they are going. Drivers should only stop and wait if they are ahead of schedule not when they are 10 minutes behind schedule. Also my bus route runs once every 30 thins and 1 hour on weekends.

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Anonymous

1 year ago

if the bus ahead is behind schedule they have to keep a constant gap or you end up with a convoy of buses with only the first one picking up passengers or they leap frog each other

A lot of time, when you see this....it's because they are ahead of their schedule and must just wait for a few minutes before leaving....because, if they get to the next stop too early - people could miss the bus.

To keep from outrunning their schedule. Also just in case there are passengers they didn't see or didn't signal needing to get off. If your driver lagged behind schedule and made you late you need to report them to the company. Otherwise catch an earlier bus.